BS Meteorology at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Meteorology emphasizes weather and weather forecasting. The Department of Atmospheric Sciences offers the BS in Meteorology. The undergraduate curriculum in meteorology emphasizes weather and weather forecasting, but also includes courses in climatology, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics and remote sensing of the atmosphere with radar and satellites.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Atmospheric Sciences | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

In the curriculum presented, students are advised to note the prerequisites for the courses in ATMO, which often depend on courses in mathematics, physics or chemistry. Course list includes ATMO 201 Weather and Climate 1; CHEM 119 Fundamentals of Chemistry I; ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; ATMO 203 Weather Forecasting Laboratory 1; CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry II; PHYS 206 Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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